Maine Public Advocate
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Regulators allow $2.5 billion corporate takeover of CMP to proceed without review
The PUC agrees to waive state review of the deal in which Spanish energy giant Iberdrola will acquire the remaining shares in Central Maine Power's parent company, Avangrid.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2024
Mainers could pay $32 million for grid upgrade in New Hampshire
Eversource Energy says replacing hundreds of power line poles and structures would make the 49-mile line more resilient to storms, but ratepayer advocates across New England say it's excessive and too costly.
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PublishedMay 31, 2024
CMP, Maine near settlement over complaint utility overspent on power restoration
Central Maine Power Co. and the state's public advocate are nearing agreement on how much the utility can charge ratepayers for storm recovery costs.
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PublishedApril 29, 2024
Maine’s public advocate criticizes state’s tentative settlement with Electricity Maine
Under the agreement, thousands of customers who were overcharged for electricity would be reimbursed anywhere from $10 to $4,000. But Public Advocate Bill Harwood says stricter sanctions are needed.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
Mainers spent $80 million more than necessary on electricity in last 6 years, advocate says
A new report from Maine's Office of the Public Advocate has renewed concerns about the state's competitive power marketplace.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Maine watchdog seeks to have Electricity Maine’s license revoked, says it overcharges
Some of the electricity supplier's customers pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the state's standard offer of 17.6 cents, according to the state's consumer advocate.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
The costs of offshore wind power for Maine electricity customers? Too soon to say
But an improving supply chain in the U.S. might help lower costs over time.
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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Commentary: The Legislature must limit future electric rate increases
Older Mainers stand to gain if our legislators reform the solar payment law now.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
CMP rate hike approved by regulators, will increase home bills nearly $2 next month
Under a compromise approved Tuesday, typical Central Maine Power residential customers will see bills will rise 1% in July and then increase roughly $5 by the middle of 2025.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Commentary: Natural gas price spikes, not solar, to blame for soaring power bills
The Maine Legislature shouldn’t allow the Public Advocate to hinder efforts to grow and strengthen the community solar program.
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